Title: Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce Author: Tim Eckel Published: March 23, 2016 Last modified: January 30, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/woo-reviews-manually-approved/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =1377039) ![](https://ps.w.org/woo-reviews-manually-approved/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=1377039) # Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce By [Tim Eckel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/teckel/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-reviews-manually-approved/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-reviews-manually-approved/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-reviews-manually-approved/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-reviews-manually-approved/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved/) ## Description With this plugin, newly written WooCommerce product reviews will be in a pending( hold) status until manually approved. Product reviews in WooCommerce are immediately available for everyone to see (this can’t be changed without this plugin). WooCommerce ignores the WordPress “comment must be manually approved” discussion setting. With this plugin, new product reviews must be manually reviewed and approved before being visible on the front-end. ## Screenshots [⌊Activate the Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce plugin.⌉⌊Activate the Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce plugin.⌉[ Activate the Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce plugin. [⌊New reviews will be in pending status until manually approved.⌉⌊New reviews will be in pending status until manually approved.⌉[ New reviews will be in pending status until manually approved. ## Installation #### For an automatic installation through WordPress: 1. Select **Add New** from the WordPress **Plugins** menu in the admin area. 2. Search for **Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce**. 3. Click **Install Now**, then **Activate Plugin**. #### For manual installation via FTP: 1. Upload the **woo-reviews-manually-approved** folder to the **/wp-content/plugins/** directory. 2. Activate the plugin from the **Plugins** screen in your WordPress admin area. #### To upload the plugin through WordPress, instead of FTP: 1. From the **Add New** plugins page in your WordPress admin area, select the **Upload Plugin** button. 2. Select the **woo-reviews-manually-approved.zip** file, click **Install Now** and** Activate Plugin**. ## FAQ ### Are there any settings for Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce? No. All you need to do is install and activate the plugin and new product reviews will require approval. To turn it off, simply deactivate the plugin. ### How does it work? The plugin creates a hook that is triggered whenever someone writes a product review. It then changes the review to a pending (hold) status which requires the review to be manually reviewed and approved (or deleted). ### Wait, WooCommerce doesn’t do this? Nope. New product reviews are immediately available for anyone to read, which is why this plugin exists. ### How do I approve the review? In the WordPress admin area under Comments. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3b1adac1a06a6dd03ebd6b91f8e9f3a5126215984d15833ca7476ae16bb0c0ff? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Still works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/still-works-203/)󠁿 [stanikub](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stanikub/) February 25, 2022 Even though it’s been not tested with the latest 3 WP updates, the plugin works like a charm. New user reviews need to be approved like regular comments. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/703a4b773ca1eb115c3b078caea9078ca584d9409c4c0fc7544dad5329492c5f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple but effective](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-but-effective-180/)󠁿 [robertgeux](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robertgeux/) February 17, 2022 Implemented succesfully on my ‘work in progress’ site/shop. Thanks!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/25f1cc3cf2a44af71b7f4bee4f6f207f7c167f2e889c7f03bf804ad674ca3136? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Muito bom.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/muito-bom-1387/)󠁿 [casjunior93](https://profiles.wordpress.org/casjunior93/) March 9, 2021 Atendeu ao que eu precisava. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb45a0a3adf1dab693e1ed790544ff72b92a1c3a589eb088775bee199fedf8f2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Still works great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/still-works-great-36/)󠁿 [thelyall](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thelyall/) August 18, 2020 Wordpress 5.5 WooCommerce 4.3 this still works perfectly, exactly what I needed. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/11077f3b3669b2fa686258c3cc5cfc3ed9c2218ab741886d73ba5819befde905? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works fine](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-fine-977/)󠁿 [florentindragan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/florentindragan/) February 10, 2019 The plugin works fine. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0f283ba4b93ee8a2cc58ae51f6a72e39bd9ab72332a97bf4bb9cb63f26405b0a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works as advertised!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-advertised-497/)󠁿 [rogueeasyweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rogueeasyweb/) January 26, 2018 So far, does exactly what it says. Easy install and nothing to configure. A note to others, if you install the plugin, then leave a test review and are LOGGED IN, you will see the stars and most of the review on the site, along with a note “Your review is awaiting approval”. But now log out, and reload the page, and you will see the review is NOT there, pending approval. This took me a second to figure out, and I wonder if the other plugin review here that said it doesn’t work are from people who didn’t figure this out? Anyway, thanks developers, very helpful plugin! Please keep it updated! One last thing, I can’t believe woocommerce doesn’t do this by default. Unbelievable! [ Read all 11 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Tim Eckel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/teckel/) [Translate “Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/woo-reviews-manually-approved) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-reviews-manually-approved/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/woo-reviews-manually-approved/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/woo-reviews-manually-approved/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/woo-reviews-manually-approved/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### v1.3.0 – 2/24/2023 * Verified working with WordPress v6.2 #### v1.2 – 2/1/2021 * Updated contact email address, verified working with WordPress v5.6 #### v1.1 – 3/23/2016 * Added check to verify WooCommerce was installed and activated #### v1.0 – 3/22/2016 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.3.0** * Last updated **5 months ago** * Active installations **700+** * WordPress version ** 2.1.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Tags * [commerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/commerce/)[product](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product/) [reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reviews/)[woo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woo/) [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-reviews-manually-approved/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.3 out of 5 stars. * [ 9 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-reviews-manually-approved/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Tim Eckel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/teckel/) ## Support Got something to say? 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